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A historic instrument on Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of Work was adopted at the International Labour Conference (ILC) in 2019. WIEGO's delegation included informal worker representatives, who advocated for the convention to include all workers, especially the world's poor and...
International Domestic Worker Federation (IDWF) affiliates from across Africa gathered in May at this workshop, aimed at strengthening worker leaders' skills in negotiating with employers and with government. This was a follow up to the Making it Real workshop held in Nairobi, Kenya in June 2018.
The “Domestic Workers and C189: Power and Skills to Make it Real” workshop was held in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. The event, hosted by WIEGO and the IDWF, gathered representatives of all IDWF affiliates across Africa. This workshop was a follow up to the Domestic Workers and C189: Making it Real...
Mexico City, Mexico On Monday, 6 May 2019, WIEGO and COPRED hosted a press conference in Mexico City where they released a document that includes a series of demands from workers - a direct result of mesas which were held in late February. COPRED and WIEGO planned to launch a photo-video campaign...
Mexico City In May 2019, research findings on the human rights situation of waste pickers in Mexico City were released and discussed at a press conference. Tania Espinosa, WIEGO Focal City CDMX Coordinator, presented a WIEGO report on this research. This was a joint partnership with Mexico City’s...
Accra, Ghana On Thursday, May 2, 2019, WIEGO and Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA) brought together street vendors, waste pickers and lawyers in Accra to open a dialogue to foster understanding between workers and legal professionals. The dialogue's goal was to pave the way towards...
30 de abril de 2019 Trabajadores no asalariados demandan terminar con discriminación y acceso a seguridad social Ciudad de México Trabajadores no asalariados presentaron su propuesta de reformas al Reglamento de Trabajadores No Asalariados, en el contexto de las consultas anunciadas por miembros del...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania In April, 2019, WIEGO Waste Specialist Sonia Dias delivered a talk on WIEGO's gender and waste project and communication for inclusive recycling, and shared what was learned through the Gender & Waste project at this international conference. She provided insights about...
Pour voir cette page en français cliquez ici April 26-28, 2019 Legal professionals and public officials lived and worked alongside informal street vendors and waste pickers for two nights and a day as part of WIEGO's Law Exposure Dialogue Programme (EDP) in Dakar, Senegal. A powerful catalyst for...
View this page in English Dakar, Sénégal À Dakar, au Sénégal, pendant deux nuits et une journée, des expertes et experts juridiques et des autorités publiques vivront et travailleront avec des vendeuses et vendeurs de rue ainsi que des récupératrices et récupérateurs de matériaux dans le cadre du...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.